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Best Foot Forward with Vicky & Ann
Vicky Vuong & Ann Duskus
41 episodes
1 week ago
In the thriving and demanding world of sneaker customizing, AAPI female sneaker artists Ann Duskus and Vicky Vuong share perspectives of past, present, and future while they find their footing in building their empire.
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In the thriving and demanding world of sneaker customizing, AAPI female sneaker artists Ann Duskus and Vicky Vuong share perspectives of past, present, and future while they find their footing in building their empire.
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Entrepreneurship
Business
Episodes (20/41)
Best Foot Forward with Vicky & Ann
40. Meta Took Down My Post!

Vicky's White Rabbit Air Force Ones went viral! Then it got complicated. Vicky shares her experience of having her post taken down and the frustrating process of appealing and getting it reinstated. She discusses the lack of communication and support from Meta, the challenges of navigating copyright issues, and the importance of persistence in dealing with these issues. The conversation highlights the need for creators to diversify their content and not rely solely on one platform.

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1 year ago
41 minutes 54 seconds

Best Foot Forward with Vicky & Ann
39. Transition Season

In this episode, Vicky and Ann catch up and discuss their transition to new studio spaces. They reflect on their shared studio experience and the reasons behind their decision to move into separate spaces. They talk about the challenges and opportunities they encountered while searching for new spaces and the importance of finding a space that aligns with their business goals. They also share their plans and projects for the future. The conversation ends with a discussion about a potential collaboration episode and expressing gratitude to their listeners.

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1 year ago
40 minutes 56 seconds

Best Foot Forward with Vicky & Ann
38. Send Help

Do you have a hard time asking for help? Whether it's foolish pride or the feeling of guilt, it's almost easier to talk ourselves out of asking for help than asking for it. Almost. It's important to recognize the cost of not asking for help when you need it most and be open-minded to the idea that accepting help is how you reciprocate love.


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2 years ago
36 minutes 58 seconds

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37. Are We Bored of Customs?

Are you bored of the sneaker customizing market as an audience or are we bored of it as customizers? While we think the current market is lackluster when it comes to inspirations, we strongly believe there's no better time to put yourself out there because of it. Chime in as we discuss how a lack of innovation creates opportunities.


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2 years ago
44 minutes 49 seconds

Best Foot Forward with Vicky & Ann
36. Virality

Going viral is not intentional, it’s a happy accident. The surreality of creating something that hits with mainstream media and what it does to our psychology. In this episode, we discuss how we preserve our sanity by not giving away our own freedom to choose creatively as artists.

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2 years ago
38 minutes 53 seconds

Best Foot Forward with Vicky & Ann
35. Overthinking

Does overthinking unleash or stifle your creativity? When our deep desire to be thoughtful with everything we do stop us in our tracks, having the awareness to snap out of it is crucial to our productivity. Let’s have a chat about how we harness the power of overthinking. 

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2 years ago
37 minutes 1 second

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34. Confidence

Is confidence inherent or it's something that comes with life experience? How confronting our weaknesses and turning them into strengths has propelled us forward and, with the help of our community, amplified our confidence as creators.

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2 years ago
40 minutes 6 seconds

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33. Support System

Recognizing the significance of a well-rounded support system from family and friends and how it impacts the drive in our pursuit for greatness as an artist in our industry.

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2 years ago
40 minutes 43 seconds

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32. Tools We Cannot Live Without

To create sneaker art for a living, we rely on an array of tools to elevate our projects. Get a glimpse into what we use on the daily and check out how our tools differ from one another.

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2 years ago
43 minutes 38 seconds

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31. Pivotal Conversations

We often don't realize in the moment how someone could single handedly change the course of our career trajectory. Here we reflect on the key conversations we hold close to our hearts and how they set us on the path we are on today.

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2 years ago
38 minutes 8 seconds

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30. What Makes You Happy?

What are we sacrificing in the pursuit of happiness? The answer just might be as simple as changing the narrative of what "happy" means to you. For us, it means trading a steady 6 figure income for a shot at being our own boss and being content with that; despite the temptations of the wonderful things that money can buy. Let's dig into the complexity of "happy".

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2 years ago
32 minutes 58 seconds

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29. Clout

Is clout the necessary evil to achieving success in our industry? Here are the lessons we learned from our collective experience and how we mitigate resentment by prioritizing our real self worth over the value a project can "potentially" bring. Always bet on yourself.

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2 years ago
40 minutes 21 seconds

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28. Lessons from Social Media in 2022

Kicking off the New Year reflecting on what we learned from social media in 2022 and what we'll take with us well into 2023. In this episode, we discuss the content strategy shared by the one and only Karen X Cheng and how we can all adopt the same strategy to avoid losing our self identity as a content creator. But first, laugh with us as we play a game of "Do You Really Know Me???". Happy New Year!

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2 years ago
50 minutes 21 seconds

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27. What is Content Creation?

What does it REALLY take to embody the essence of a content creator? Besides a great subject matter, the ability to think two steps ahead of the game by approaching content creation holistically with proper planning and execution is an art that we are constantly refining through the process of doing. Join us as we begin this episode by analyzing the difference between an influencer and a content creator.

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2 years ago
41 minutes 7 seconds

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26. Biggest Challenge This Year

It's easy to immerse yourself in work until the stress you've internalized from the daily grind blows up in your face. Here's to acknowledging the feelings of loneliness, uncertainty, and self doubt as a solo creator.

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2 years ago
33 minutes 18 seconds

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25. They Said What?!

We definitely get our fair share of not-so-pleasant comments on social media when it comes to our artistic POV. How we confront it and turn them into fuel is work in itself, but we are HERE.FOR.IT. Let's go.

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2 years ago
40 minutes 57 seconds

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24. Little Big Wins

Making the space to celebrate the little wins on the daily is vital to our drive to keep going - in business and in life. In this episode, we reflect and celebrate our little wins that are not so little and how you can do the same to acknowledge that you are doing much better than you think.

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3 years ago
32 minutes 32 seconds

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23. Networking

Is networking synonymous with hidden agendas? How by prioritizing building an authentic relationship first can organically lead to opportunities down the road.

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3 years ago
40 minutes 5 seconds

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22. The Power of Saying No

We said no to our dream job and sponsorship?! The discovery of coming to terms with passing on incredible opportunities and its direct correlation to self-worth. How, once you get past the noise, all lead to personal empowerment.

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3 years ago
40 minutes 36 seconds

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21. Catching Up with Vicky and Ann

A glimpse into our daily life as studio mates. Listen in as we chop it up about EVERYTHING. Anxiety, Bata Shoe Museum, MSCHF Wavy Baby, fit strategy for content creation, and rice??!! Ha. Please enjoy. 

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3 years ago
43 minutes 26 seconds

Best Foot Forward with Vicky & Ann
In the thriving and demanding world of sneaker customizing, AAPI female sneaker artists Ann Duskus and Vicky Vuong share perspectives of past, present, and future while they find their footing in building their empire.